We – me and Sharon – had an absolutely amazing day out in Glasgow. After breakfast at The Crystal Palace we spent a few hours in the (wonderful) West End, visiting Byres Road, Ashton Lane, Glasgow University, the Memorial Chapel, the Uni Cloisters, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum… and then caught the subway back into the City Centre for a veggie lunch at McDonalds.
Later we saw Das Fluff (who have supported Toyah a couple of times on tour) at Ivory Blacks on Oswald Street and then did a mini pub crawl: The Sir John Moore, Solid Rock Café, Woody’s and finishing off a great day at Delmonicas.
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We – me and my mate Mark – had an amazing day in Edinburgh last week. The city is always incredible during August when the festival is running. So vibrant, full of colour and seriously busy. It was lovely spending the day among it all, and we also had a fantastic afternoon tea at Malmaison (Chez Mal Edinburgh) on St. Andrew Square. Great day!
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We had a brilliant – and very sunny – day out in Arbroath & Carnoustie, both beautiful seaside towns on the East Coast of Scotland. Great visits to the beach and harbours of both places, delicious food, and a lot of laughs!
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As Toyah’s new studio album, Future Dreaming, is being finalised for release, take a look back – via Dreamscape’s huge news archive – at Toyah’s most recent studio album, Posh Pop.
Upon its release, almost five years ago, the album received great reviews from a number of magazines, there were some great articles published focusing on the album, fan reaction to the release was universally positive too. Toyah filmed videos for every song, and toured the album in late 2021/early 2022.
Toyah wrote and recorded each song almost entirely on her own – with only collaboration and input from Simon Darlow and Bobby Willcox. Toyah also filmed each video and captured all of the associated promo shots/photos with little outside assistance. Amazing!
The album charted at #22 on the Official UK Album Chart. Posh Pop became Toyah’s highest charting studio album since 1982, when The Changeling peaked at #6.
• Revisit the Summer Of Love of 2021 here, and browse all of Dreamscape’s 2026 Toyah 50 posts.
NB. When I look at the huge archive this website has created over the past 26+ years, and the work involved, when I could have not bothered to do any of it, I sometimes wonder why there’s been so much animosity directed at me, and I could name names. It’s just odd, but then it’s been going on for fucking decades now! I guess enthusiasm and positivity is threatening to it’s opposites!!
We had a great day in our glorious capital, taking photos on Princes Street with an ace view of Edinburgh Castle, breakfast at The Caley Picture House, a bit of exploring around the city, an absolutely amazing afternoon tea in the gorgeous TigerLily (definitely going back there very soon!), and rounding off a lovely day in Edinburgh’s long-running gay hot spot, CC Blooms. Yet another fun day out.
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Brian and I had a fantastic day out for Glasgow Pride in a very busy city centre. We even managed to do some Toyah spotting at HMV. A really busy but brilliant day!
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Alec, Sharon and I had an amazing day out in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago, which included a fab meal at The Ivy, a trip along to glorious Glasgow Green and lots of laughs for most of the day!
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Had a lovely day in Dundee last week, with visits to the, amazing, V&A, Dundee Waterfront, Market restaurant, Old Bank Bar, and lots of sightseeing around the city. Enjoyed a fab meal with Sharon’s Mum and Dad, Irene and Bob. Lots of good chat, great company and lovely weather. Felt like I was on holiday for the day. Brilliant!
PS. We also had the weather to wear our Ieya shirts!! Very eye-catching and attention-grabbing haha!! (Huge thanks to Peter for those)
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2026 marks the 50th year of Toyah’s career! Her very first professional job, playing the role of Sue in the BBC’s “Second City First” television play, Glitter, aired in November 1976 – having been filmed in 1975.
Dreamscape has 26+ years of Toyah news in our archives, but this isn’t only a news site – There are also tons of retro, and not so retro, Toyah career features – celebrating albums, eras, releases, significant Toyah “moments” and much more – to browse and read!
• Browse all of Dreamscape’s 2026 Toyah 50 posts. NB. The term “Toyah Eras” is one I’ve used for many years, on this website and in Toyah Fanzine, but lately I’ve been thinking about it more, so watch this space for more on this idea!
We had a fun night out in Glasgow last weekend, with a little nod to Toyah and Dreamscape, as a rare and unheard (and amazing) version of the iconic song had been included in Toyah At Home earlier that day.
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2026 marks the 50th year of Toyah’s career! Her very first professional job, playing the role of Sue in the BBC’s “Second City First” television play, Glitter, aired in November 1976 – having been filmed in 1975.
The Blue Meaning is an album, and Toyah era, that continues to intrigue even some 46 years after the release of the album. It could be said it’s captivated even more listeners over the past five years – with the deluxe Cherry Red reissue in 2021 truly celebrating the magnificent 1980 studio album in glorious style (and content).
• In 2020 Dreamscape celebrated 40 years of The Blue Meaning, and it’s ever lasting magnificence via this feature… Browse all of Dreamscape’s 2026 Toyah 50 posts.
I just want to say a huge thank you to Mark Satchwill for his wonderful gift, his original Toyah art. An amazing collection of six fabulous Toyah themed artworks… Stunning work!
Sharon and I had a great day out in Paisley and Glasgow this week. It was swelteringly hot but a lot of fun. We spent some time at my place and then headed into the City Centre!
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We – Me, Sharon, Brian, Alec & Michael – had a brilliant day in our glorious capital on Friday (12th June). It’s impossible not to have a great time in Edinburgh as it’s such a wonderful, interesting, vibrant city. We packed in breakfast, a museum visit, a walk around the city centre, lunch and some chill out time at our respective hotels before doing the Songs And Stories Meet & Greet with Toyah at The Queen’s Hall, followed by another great show.
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We – Sharon and I – had an awesome day in Aberdeen on Wednesday (10th June). I haven’t visited The Granite City since I was a teenager so I was really looking forward to it and it didn’t disappoint. We had a lot of fun before doing the Songs And Stories Meet & Greet with Toyah at the Tivoli Theatre, followed by a great show. So good to meet Toyah again after many years and get my first ever photo with her.
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We had a wonderful four-day mini holiday, visiting the amazing city of Liverpool. Saturday was an incredible day at Comic Con, meeting Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (aka the iconic 11th Doctor and Amy Pond from Doctor Who), which was so much fun with so many characters and great people. We also visited Brookside, Liverpool’s two stunning cathedrals, and the rest of the time we just explored a fantastic city, and visited a few of the great pubs. Such a memorable few days and I’ll definitely return to Liverpool.
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My good friend Sharon paid her very first visit to my hometown this week – That town being Paisley on the West Coast of Scotland. I played tour guide round the town, even recalling where I’d bought certain Toyah releases when I was a kid! We took some photos at the 850+ year old Paisley Abbey in the centre of town, and also the beautiful Coats Memorial Church near the West End, just across the road from the uni I went to in the 90s, and we even paid a visit to my house! We also managed to squeeze in food stops at The Last Post and Wendy’s and finished off a great day with some “refreshments” in Glasgow City Centre! – I’ve said this many times previously… Toyah filmed parts of Barmy Aunt Boomerang in Paisley in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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We – Sharon and me – had a fab day out in, the beautiful city of – Dundee this week. We always have a lot of fun but this was the first time we’d seen each other for four months, so it was extra special, paying visits to The Law, V&A, Dundee waterfront, The Counting House, Dundee Station, The McManus, said hello to Oor Wullie and rounded the day off with some Secret Pub mocktails. Brilliant!
We – Michael, Alec, Brian and me – braved the rain and wind and had a fun night out in Glasgow City Centre last weekend… Delmonica’s, Underground and Club X at The Polo Lounge. A great night and Brian even gave us a spirited version of It’s A Mystery on the karaoke. I would’ve did Thunder In The Mountains but I was feeling shy :)
I’m just about to launch the first fanzines for 2026 – Issues 66 – 68 – and these focus on one of the most incredible and memorable Toyah eras… Anthem.
I love the Anthem band… One of the finest bands in music history – Just listen to Nigel Glockler, his mindblowing brilliance perfectly captured during Toyah’s At The Rainbow gig, but all five members of this band are incredible. I’ll always have a soft spot for Joel Bogen, though.
These fanzines also encompass At The Rainbow, the Anthem Tour and Toyah’s career in 1981 in general… in their 45th Anniversary year!
2026 marks the 50th year of Toyah’s career! Her very first professional job, playing the role of Sue in the BBC’s “Second City First” television play, Glitter, aired in November 1976 – having been filmed in 1975.
A few weeks ago I found a big box of photos I haven’t seen for, at least, 35 years. This was a real treasure trove of a photos from a happy childhood and they brought back a lot of memories… and, from a fan perspective, this correlates to Toyah’s 50 year career.
I’ve been a fan of Toyah’s amazingly eclectic career for 46 years of those 50. Here’s me in 1982 and 1983 (above) and this week! (below) Yup, us Toyah fans have a lot of staying power!!
